Hey guys what's happening ???
Hopefully we'll get a good, exciting game today.
Taking a look at some interesting things about both teams.........
Field goal percentage, the number one stat in the NBA....
Lakers outshoot opponents by 3.7%
Cavs outshoot opponents by 4.6%
Rebounding, the 2cd most important stat in the NBA ...........
Lakers out-rebound opponents by 1.4 per game
Cavs out-rebound opp by 2.5 per game
Lakers hold the advantage winning the free throw battle and the turn-over battle.
There's one area the Cavs hold a huge edge over the Lakers and in my view could decide the out-right winner of the game.
However it likely the least predictable stat aND the hardest for teams to be consistent from game to game.
And that's 3 pt shooting !!!!
Lakers outshoot opp in 3 pt'ers by 3%
Cavs outshoot opp in 3 pt'ers by 10.1%
Wow, that's a huge number and "IF" the Cavs can outshoot the Lakers by anything near this level they'll likely walk-off the SU winner.
But 3 pt'ers can be a inconsistent shot game to game and that's exactly what happened to the Cavs in last season playoffs when Mo Williams couldn't buy a 3 pt shot.
Same thing happened to Ray Allen 2 season ago when the Celtics went to two 7 game series in the opening 2 rounds, but when Allen found his shot it was lights-out and several 3 pt shooting records later in the NBA finals. Yea, it can be an inconsistenet shot.
The big difference between last season's Cavs and the Celtics of 2 season's ago was, the Celtics were lucky to survived when their 3 pt'ers went in the tank but the Cavs could not.
Mo Williams is shooting a blistering 43.6% from 3 pt land.
Kobe's shooting a career best 48.8% from the field but a 3rd worst of his 13 year career from 3 pt land, a very poor 27.8%.
Lebron's also shooting a career best from the field, 50%, and career best from 3 pt land as well, 36.6%.
Kobe takes one 3 pt shot for every 6.7 shots from the field
Lebron takes one 3 pt shot for every 4.5 shots from the field.
Lebron attempts more 3 pt shots relative to overall shots than Kobe and shots a better percentage from the field while attempting more 3's than Kobe.
Yea, "IF" the Cavs make their 3's they will win the game.